The believing brain : from ghosts and gods to politics and conspiracies--how we construct beliefs and reinforce them as truths, Michael Shermer

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The believing brain : from ghosts and gods to politics and conspiracies--how we construct beliefs and reinforce them as truths, Michael Shermer

Title remainder

from ghosts and gods to politics and conspiracies--how we construct beliefs and reinforce them as truths

Statement of responsibility

Michael Shermer

Instantiates

• The believing brain : from ghosts and gods to politics and conspiracies--how we construct beliefs and reinforce them as truths

Publication

• New York, Times Books, c2011

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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volume

Carrier category code

• nc

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rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

Mr. D'Arpino's dilemma -- Dr. Collins's conversion -- A skeptic's journey -- Patternicity -- Agenticity -- The believing neuron -- Belief in the afterlife -- Belief in god -- Belief in aliens -- Belief in conspiracies -- Politics of belief -- Confirmations of belief -- Geographies of belief -- Cosmologies of belief -- Epilogue: the truth is out there

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1285739

Dimensions

• xii, 385 p.
• 25 cm.

Isbn

9780805091250

Lccn

2010030706

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unmediated

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rdamedia

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• n

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illustrations

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u34258

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• (Sirsi) 1285739
• (OCoLC)650019996